November 2010, I purchased one item (a nice, black leather throw pillow for my couch) at Unique Thrift Store (one of a small chain in Denver metro area), and also noticed that they sell used mattresses. When I got home I left the pillow outside, just in case. But I had already carried it around the store with me, and 24 hours later I had literally HUNDREDS of bites all over my body.

After this happened, I looked around on Craigs List and found that many Denver-area apartment buildings hav

e policies banning residents from bringing home anything from any Unique Thrift Store.